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   Carlos E.R. to Frank Slootweg   
   Re: "Tether"?? What is it and how might    
   10 Feb 25 14:12:47   
   
   XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-02-10 12:14, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Daniel70  wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >   
   >> It seems I have failed, over and over again, to connect my Computer to   
   >> the phones Wi-Fi. Indeed, now I find the phone will not Wi-Fi connect to   
   >> the Computer directly.   
   >>   
   >> The phone's Wi-Fi connects to the Telco's Modem and then tries to use my   
   >> (throttled) Telco account .... sure.   
   >>   
   >> But Wi-Fi connect to my mobile phone (which is sitting on the same table   
   >> as the Computer), NOPE, don't want to do that. ;-(   
   >   
   >    You seem to be confused as to how this works.   
   >   
   >    You can have *either* have your phone connect to the Wi-Fi access   
   > point of your Telco's modem *or* have your computer connect to the Wi-Fi   
   > hotspot in your phone.   
      
   To add to the confusion, some phones are capable of connecting to the   
   house WiFi and provide a hotspot at the same time. Yeah, I was very   
   surprised.   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
      
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